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Word Processing
Important Word Processing Tips
T
his chapter will show you techniques for creating almost any type of
document, from a simple letter to a professional-looking newsletter
with graphics. Or, you can also write a form" letter and merge it with
names and addresses from the Addressbook or Spreadsheet application.
S In order for word wrap to work properly, press
end of a paragraph, never at the end of every line. If you press
at the end of every line, and later change something, the
ENTER
words will not wrap smoothly.
S Use
rather than
TAB
the spacing between text, then you can simply change the
measurement of the tab space to change the location of a column.
S Use only one space after a period or colon. When you use a
typewriter, you usually use two spaces after a period or colon
because of the spacing of the typewriter characters.
S Use italic style text rather than underline for book titles. Typewriters
don't have italic font style available so your only option for setting
off book titles was to use the underline key. Ensemble gives you
many of the typographical features of typeset printing.
S Since an en dash ( ) and em dash ( ) are available on the symbols
keyboard, use them rather than multiple hyphens. (See Using Special
Characters and Symbols on page 83.)
S Use bullets for denoting lists such as this list of tips. (See Using
Special Characters and Symbols on page 83.)
S You can undo almost anything. The most important thing to
remember about undoing a mistake is that you can undo only the
last action you took.
to align text. If you use
SPACEBAR
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only at the
ENTER
to set
TAB
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